Internet-Based research SBE
CITI
Study
Which of the following methods could be considered a "best practice" in terms of informing
respondents how their answers to an on-line survey about personal information will be protected?
The investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted
from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' IP addresses, but
explains that on the Internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed.
Which of the following examples of using the Internet to conduct research meets the federal
definition of research with human subjects?
Conducting an on-line focus group with cancer survivors to determine familial support systems. The
researcher also invites subjects' significant others to be a part of the focus group.
Consent to participate in research is an ongoing process. Which of the following strategies would help
ensure that participation in a survey about a sensitive personal topic remains voluntary throughout a
study?
Designing the survey so that subjects are not forced to answer one question before going to the next.
To minimize potential risks of harm, a researcher conducting an on-line survey can:
Design the survey so that no direct or indirect identifiers are collected.
The Internet can be used as a research tool or as the object of a study. Which of the following
examples best describes an investigator using the Internet as a research tool?
An investigator uses his Facebook wall to post a URL link to a survey he is hosting on SurveyMonkey.
CITI
Study
Which of the following methods could be considered a "best practice" in terms of informing
respondents how their answers to an on-line survey about personal information will be protected?
The investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted
from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' IP addresses, but
explains that on the Internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed.
Which of the following examples of using the Internet to conduct research meets the federal
definition of research with human subjects?
Conducting an on-line focus group with cancer survivors to determine familial support systems. The
researcher also invites subjects' significant others to be a part of the focus group.
Consent to participate in research is an ongoing process. Which of the following strategies would help
ensure that participation in a survey about a sensitive personal topic remains voluntary throughout a
study?
Designing the survey so that subjects are not forced to answer one question before going to the next.
To minimize potential risks of harm, a researcher conducting an on-line survey can:
Design the survey so that no direct or indirect identifiers are collected.
The Internet can be used as a research tool or as the object of a study. Which of the following
examples best describes an investigator using the Internet as a research tool?
An investigator uses his Facebook wall to post a URL link to a survey he is hosting on SurveyMonkey.
